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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

circumstantial evidences ana Gov. Rusk
satisfied himself she is innocent. Her
friends have been unceasing in their eff
forts to secure her release. She Is now Is
years old.
The treasury department has received
information of the prevalence of pleuro-
pneumonia to be somewhat alarming ex-
tent in Scotland among neat cattle. Act
ing Secretary Thompson has issued a cir
cular to customs officers prohibiting until
further notice, the importation Of new
cattle AMI the hides of neat cattle from
that country
rigid quarantine has been declared by
the agricultural department against Cook
county, ILL.,, the counties of Baltimore
Howard, Carroll and Prince George in
Maryland, and West Chester, New York,
Richmond, Kings, Queens and Suffolk
counties in New York. Warnings have
been given to railroads against violation
of the quarantine.
In one of the largest, longe and deepest
cuts in the Panama canal, high up above
the prospective canal work, water has
been struck. The amount of earth and
rock taken out of the section referred to
represents an outlay of millions of dollars.
All the work Is to day valueless, as the
water has washed from the side of tie
mountain more than sufficient to fill al
the cuts.
The Penn yvania railroad company, il
is said, has bought the charter OF a com.
pany which is now at work upon a tunne
o a I,I. u III
under that. This charter, il is said, give'
them the right to go under ground in any
part of New York or Brooklyn. 1t is re
ported that no attempt will be made to
utilize the old tunnel, although consider
| able work has been done upon it at an ex
penditure OF over Sl,O00,0O0
\ law suit involving S., 000,o0 has been
commenced against Jay Gould and Russell
Sage, as trustees of the consolidated
mortgage on the Kansas Pacific road by
he foreign bon1ho,ders. Certain facts
brought out by the recent investigation OF
the Pacific roads have led to this suit
The bondholders, it seems, had an attor
ney among the spectators at the examina
| tions, and he learned from the testimony
| certain facts which the bondholders had
for some time been trying to get hold Of
1t is on these facts that the suit i basel.
The exercises attending the unwilling Of
the statue of G n Steedman. in Toledo
occurred May 25. The process sion was Over
a mile long The tatue was unveiled by
Miss Emma Steedman, granddaughter o
the dec ased soldier, Col. w. J. Finlay
donor of the statue. presented 1t to the
city. Mayor Hamilton responded, accept
ing the statue in behalf of the city OF To
ledo, The orator of the day was Cen. j
G. Smith, lieutenant governor OF Illinois
A poem by Mrs. Sherwood and speeches
by several orators closed the exercise.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02
EntOmbed Miners.

A terrible explosion occurred on the
Goth ult. in the Upston pit, Blantyre,
Scotland, eight miles from Glasgow. The
shaft leading to the pit is entirely choked
up with debris, entombiny 300 miners.
Forty bodies have been recovered. Many
of the corpses are unrecognizable limbs
having been blown of and the bodies be-
ing horribly charred. Queen Victoria has
sent a dispatch expressing sympathy with
the families of the dead miners. Distress
ing scenes were witnessed at the pit as
the bodies were brought up. There Is no
hope that the others in the mine can lie
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02
Boiler Explosion.

Aiout halfpast six o'clock on the morn
ing of May rs, the boiler of the Natchez
Cotton Factory in hatcher, Miss, exploded
with terrific violence, entirely demolishing
the engine-room and the pickery, which was
above it, and bursting ip the walls of the
main building, causing the roof to settle
In the center of tho building. The smoke.
stack was almost entirely demolished, and
the large factory injured TO the extent OF
many thousand dollars. The mill hands
60 to work ut six O'Clock, and most of
them were in their places when the sxplo
sion occurred. six Of the employees were
killed, and a number Of others serio usy
injured, some IL u thought fatally.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02
Murder in the First Decree.

Charles Peterson, charged with the
murder of his brother, James Peterson, in
cold blood with an ak, in the township of
Clayton, Genesee county, Sunday morn
ing May Is, has been found guilty of
m rider in the first degree. An effort to
prove that tho deed was committed in self
defense was made, but the point was
poorly sustained. The murderer takes
the result Of the trial coolly and still says
he thinks that he is not to blame for kill
ing his brother. The trial occupied the
greater portion of two days and excited
much interest.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02
Mexican
Mustang
Liniment
CU7E9
THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY


accomplishes for everybody exactly what claimed
fort One OF the for tho great popularity OF
the Mustang Liniment Is found in Its universal
applicability. Everybody needs such u medicine.
The Lumbermnn needs it in case of accident
The Housewife needs 1t for general family uss.
The Cannler needs It for his teams and his men.
The Mechanic needs IL always on his work
bench.
The Miner needs It in case OF emergency.
The Pioneer needsit-can't get along withous IL.
The Farmer needs It in bis house, his stable.
and his stock yard.
The Steamboat man or the Boatman needs
It In liberal supply ahoat and ashore.
The Horse-fnncier needs lit Is bis best
friend and safest reliance.
The stock grower needs it-it VIII save him
thousands of dollars and world OF trouble.
The Railroad man needs II and will need it 30
long as his life Is round OF accidents and dangers
The Backwoodsmnn needs It. There is moth.
ing like II as antidote for the dangers to life.
limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
Tho Merchant needs II about his store among
his employees Accidents will happen, and when
these come the Mustang Eminent is wanted at once.
Keepn Bottle in the House. It's the best Of
economy.
Keep Bottle in the Factory. Itsimmediats
use case of accident pain and loss OF wage
Keep a Bottle Always in the Stable for
use when wanted.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

u. L, White in the Ameri an Maya
zine says when Gen. Butler was mem
Der of congress, he was continually
pitted against Samuel Randall. At one
point of the famous deadlock over the
civil rights bill, when Randall was
managing the democratic side as usual,
Butler, who favored holding a session
on Sunday, went over to Randalrs
desk to arrange for it. Randall would
not agree to the proposition. bad as
1 am have some respect for Gods
day." said he "and / don't think il
proper to hold session of congress on
that day -" "Oh, pshaw" replied But
Ter; don't the Bible say that it is law
full to pull your OK or ass out of the pit
on the Sabbath dayP You have seven
ty-three asses on your side of the house
that want to get out of this ditch to-
morrow, and think am Engaged in a
holy work" Don't do it Butler
pleaded Randall, II have some re-
spect for you that l don't want to lose.
expect some day to meet you in bet
ter world You'll be there as you
are here" retorted Butler, as quick as
thought, "a member of the lower
house."
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

A Russian officer, familiar with the
subject, draws in Life" (London) a
lurid picture of the inner life of the
Russian court. Despite the unceasing
vigilance of the police, to which the
Gar certainly owed his life the other
day, no such thing as ordinary tran
guilty or comfort is known to the i'm
perial household. No one is trusted
for the nihilists have their adherents
everywhere, even in the royal kitchen;
no food can be eaten that is not previ-
ously tested; no room can be occupied,
even for an hour at time, withou
special precautions being taken against
attack by explosives or otherwise. 1t
is never known in what bedroom the
Gar will sleep Frequently, after being
an hour in one bedroom, he changes to
to another, and he generally sleeps in
part of the palace, an attic or even
cellar, where he is least likely to be
looked for. 1t might be thought that
the Emperor's driving in the open street
was proof of his courage, but this is
not so. The danger there is no greater
than it is in his study, guarded though
he be indoors as we'll as out of doors by
triple rows of bayonets. Nihilism is, in
fact, spectre that haunts the Emperor
night aud day. That life should be
worth living at such price is hardly
conceivable TO the ordinary mind. That
the Gar should, in such circumstances,
be able to take an intelligent view of
either foreign or domestic politics is
ont of the question.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

Fear of premature burial haunts the
thoughts and night visions of many sane
minded people. How many are buried
alive no one can tell, and the number
is undoubtedly exaggerated; but such
wise precautions should be taken by
the living that so terrible calamity
would be impossible. Dr. Hugo Mag
nus, the eminent professor of physiology
in the University of Rreslau, Germany,
in recent letter to the iowa board of
health, gives what he terms positive
sign of death" "All that one has to
do" he says, sis to tie string firmly
around the finger of the supposed
corpse. If there is the least spark of
life left-that is, if the blood circulates
at al the whole finger, from the string
to the tip, will gradually turn blush
red, from engagement of the veins
Nothing else, no post norton infiltra-
tration, can be mistaken this appear
ance." This simple and seemingly
nfallible test can be applied by lay
man as'well as physician.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

The Connecticut legislature ha.
passed bill limiting Sunday railroad
ing and the Governor has signed It.
The number of trains is to be reduced
as far as possible without interferin
with the mails or delaying perishabl
freight. The best feature of the law J.
the absolute prohibition Of Sunday
excursions.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

Charles L. Webster of the publishing
firm of Webster & Co., on recent visit
to Europe called upon a prominent
publisher in Turin, and that worthy
upon receipt of his card rushed forth
with an ELUSIVE welcome. Mr.. Webster
rather astonished at so much cordially
n a total stranger. suggested that his
name could hardly be known to his
Italian brother in business. "Whasr'
exclaimed the Italian, 1.-The publisher
of the Pope's Life! And then with a
profound bow your beautiful Diction.
ary.u
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

The Hebrew Standard says: "Lots OF
ole mix religion with business, but
forget tostir it up well. The business
invariably rises TO the top" We sug.
gest that the trouble is not in the
stirring so much as in the poor quality
of the elements. A good article in
religion and good article in business
will mix without much stirring.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

In recent lecture in Pittsburg, Pa,
on "The Cross of the New Crusade, y"
Father McGlynn, the Catholic priest of
New York, who has been deposed be-
cause of his connection with Henry
George, and his pronounced and ex-
tremely radical ideas concerning certain
questi ms. said he did not believe that
to be a good Catholic man must have
his eyes put out, his mouth muzzled,
and be puppet that could be moved
by string pulled by somebody else
that he had been suspended because he
would not retract certain doctrines
relating to human rights. and with the
help of God he would 60 into the streets
and be burned before he would retract
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

order in The ensta thn o,her as,arnoau q,
Is framed to revise the whole tax methods
SO as to substitute the county for the state
system of collecting delinquent taxes. 1t
was determined to debate and settle this
general principle before reading the bill or
going into its details. Senator Crosby
opened the discussion with well consid-
cred argument in favor of the county
system fortified with statistics showing
the inequalities Of the present system.
be was supported by Senators sharp,
Howell, O'Reily and German. Senators
G.. w. Babcock and Hubbell spoke against
the principle of the bill. At the end of the
discussion a motion to strike out all after
the enacting clause was adopted by vote
of IA to 10, and the senate concurred in
this action.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

The house has Unexpectedly defeated
the appropriation of $1,000 for the Lake
Linden fire sufferers. IL requires two
thirds vote and fell seven short of the nee
essary n mber. Efforts are being made
to reconsider and pass the bin. The oppo
sition was on the constitutional ground
that the time had expired for introducing
new bills.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

Representatives Rentz and Stuart are
al out to urge measure for the establish
ment at Detroit of a state school for
training practical mechanics. A bill for
this purpose has been carefully framed
and ia likely TO lie favorably reported to
the house within few days 1t provides
for an appropriation OF $4,000. The in
stitution is to be placed under the control
of the state board of education. who are
empowered to select local board of trus-
tees. Although but s25,0JO is asked for as
a starter, like most other state institu.
would be more literally dealt with as il
expanded. The institution would be open
to all residents of the state and the tuition
would be free, except nominal fee of s25
to cover incidental expenses. Although
the introducers of the bill are earnest in
urging it there is little or no prospect of
its passage, for 1t comes at too late a day.
Its Introduction, however starts on agita.
ton for such an institution. which may
grow into a public demand for the school.
IL such should be the case. the passage of
similar measure at the next session
would be assured. The bill is designed to
give instruction in the practical branches,
such as founding, carpentering, etc.
The house mas passed bill consolidating
the two Saginaws, the union to go into
effect April !, 1850.
The senate has also passed the Herring
ton bill, designed to stop the who, esale
granting of divorces. IL has passed the
house and now goes to the governor. The
bill provides for the restriction of non.
residents from coming to Michigan for
divorces, and also requires prosecuting at
torneys to defend all uncontcsted divorce
suits.
The bin OF Mr.. Post of Mid and, to punish
by death those convicted of the crime OF
murder In the first degree. the penalty ia
be inflicted by electricity, has been defeat
ed In the senate. After the enacting clause
was struck out yeas, IL; nays, y Those
who voted against striking out were Seua
tors j. w. Babcock, w. 4. Babcock, Crosby,
Noon, Post. Roof, Sharp. Stark and Wsst'
gate.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

The Grenell bill to purify elections by
secret balloting has been favorably report
ed to the house with amendments making
the proposed system apply to the entire
state in tead of to cities of over 10000 in
habitants as originally framed.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

The senate has passed the bill amending
the general banking law and establishing
the bureau Of banking.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

The bill to abolish the upper house Of the
common council of Detroit has passed
both houses and now awaits the COVER
nor's signature. IL wipes the board OF
councilmen out of existence 90 days after
the adjournment of the legislature, and
creates in its stead a board of estimate
which meets once year and consist OF
two members from each ward and FIVE
members at large.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02

Tile SdlNdblOn
The President has appointed L. w. Reid
Of Virginia, to be a. sistant register OF
the treasury; f. Henry Lacomb of New
York City, to be additional circuit Judge
in the second judicial circuit; and Richard
N. Schoo.ey of Rochester, N. Y, to be
commercial agent at Port Rowan, Canada
Michael Frain, an old messenger en-
ployed by the lighthouse board in the
treasury department. while descending
the stairs the other morning, tainted and
fell headlong over the ratings to the base
ment, a distance Of GO feet striking on his
head. Death was in tantaneous. Train
was GO years old.
Assistant secretary Maynard has in.
formed the collector of customs at New
York that fresh fiji when imported for
immediate consumption are exempt from
duty, no matter by whom caught or by
whom imported, but that IL they are not
imported for immediate consumption they
are subject to duty.
1t is reported that Pro-. Klein, the
astronomer at Hartford, KY, has sighted
the appearance of the star of Bethlehem.
IL is quite brilliant and Is now in the
northwestern heavens. This heavenly
visitor makes its appearance about every
300 years and astronomers everywhere
have been looking for 1t for some time.
The Michigan Central has made charges
before the railroad commission against
the Grand Trunk of selling thousand mile
tickets to commercial travellers for $50,
while the general public is required to pay
eos, in violation Of the interstate commerce
law. An order has been made for the APP
pearance Of the Grand Trunk company.
Gov. Rusk Of Wisconsin, has pardoned
Mrs. Amelia Zimmerman, sentenced to
prison for life in 1871 for the murder oI
her husband. She was convicted upon
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-25
AN ASSAULT ON VERMONT News
PAPERS,"

The manner in which the Republican
State committee of Vermont has engaged
in the organic newspaper business natur-
ally fails to please self-respecting local
newspaper publishers, whom it is sought
to enlist in this curious scheme for en-
larging the circulation of outside Journals.
The party weeklies in Vermont are asked
to reduce their terms about 20 per cent,
so that papers sold for Sl.50 can adver-
tise their paper and the New York Tri-
bune or Boston journal for Sl.65-the
State committee paying these city papers
the difference between the 40 cents year
which they are put in at and their real
price. This is strange use to which to put
campaign funds, and the scheme is design
ed to seriously interfere with the business
of home newspapers, which are worth the
full price asked for them. 1t is at
once an aff'ront to men who have earned
the fullest consideration at the hands of
their party managers, declaration that
Republlcanism as eXpounded!in Vermont
needs to be braced up by the imported
article, and an effort to give the people
of Vermont the kind of reading which
certain politicians think they ought
to have. Party committees are ac-
customed to assume large powers of man
agement and dictatiOn, but this proceed
ing up in Vermont is ahead of anything
lately recorded in this line. We shall be
surprised if the intelligent men, at whom
this operation is directed, do not enter
the liveliest kind of protest.-[Springtield
Republican.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-25
FOREIGN.

The transatlantic German steamer w.
A. Scholten, Capt. Taat, which left Rot
terdam Saturday morning for New York
with over 200 souls aboard, was sunk in
the English channel within 10 miles of
Dover at II o'clock Saturday night by
collision with the steamer Rosa Mary of
Hartlepoole. The steamer Ebro of Sun
derland rescued 80 of the crew and pas
sengers and landed them at the sailors
home in Dover, and over score of bodies
have been landed there. At least 100
passengers are dead or missing, but it is
hoped that some of these may have been
picked up by passing vessels, though this
is scarcely possible. Immediately after
the shock was felt the SchOlten's pass
engers, all of whom had retired for the
night, rushed on deck in their night
gowns. The boats were promptly or
dered to be lowered, but it was found that
only two were available. The three
others were useless and were not lowered.
Water rushed swiftly through the hole in
the bow, and a terrible scene ensued.
The officers were cool and self-possessed
and remained on the bridge to the last.
Several persons procured life belts and
leaped into the sea. Within 20 minutes
of the shock the Scholten was engulfed.
All those who had put on life belts float
ed and were rescued by the boats from
the steamer Ebro, which cruised around
until o'clock in the morning. Many of
the rescued lost wives. husbands, BROTH
ers and sisters.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-25
MASONIC.
Singing.
BeRediction.

Mount Calvary Commandery No. l, X.
t., held its stated cOnclave for the month
on last Wednesday evening. the 23d.
There was the usual gathering of fratels
from Middlebury, Brandon, Orwell and
vicinity. The jurisdiction of the COM
mandery is so large embracing all of
Addison county and the whole or por-
tons of adjoining towns) that it seems
more than any other of the Masonic
bodies in town to extend the acquaintance
and increase the brotherly feeling of the
fraternity. The utmost harmony exists
and the whole sphere of the order of
Christian Knighthood seems to be full of
the emulation of "who can best work
and best agree The fundamental
truths of an enlightened Christianity are
constantly impressed upon the mind, and
it is the fault of the individual members,
and not of the order, If they and the world
are not the better for their knighthoOd
association. Indeed, the intelligent fra
ter, who is at once an earnest Christian
and a true and courteous Knight of the
Temple, knows that the true progress of
the order is measured by the Divine love
and wisdom that the church universal is
receiving into the minds and hearts and
so into the daily lives of its members.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-25
THE WoMEN's HOME MISSIONARY So
CIETY,

There was pleasant and profitable an
nual meeting at the Methodist church
here on Thursday last of the Women's
Home Missionary society of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church of the Burlington
district. Three sessions were held
morning. afternoon and evening-and all
of them were well attended. Besides
those in the local church there were pres
ent members of the society from Rutland,
Burlington, Brandon, Vergennes and 9th
er places in the district. A fine dinner
and supper were served to the visitors at
the church. Mrs. H. ii. Read of Shell
burn, the vice-president. presided. The
other officers of the organization are
District secretary, Mrs. S. ID. Brown /;
managers, Mrs. Homer Eaton, Mrs. c. F.
Burdick. The programme as given be-
low was fully carried out:
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
MORNING, 10 80 O'CLOCK.
Singing, Hymn 9l2, Hanover.
Scripture Reading, James I'd Chap.
Prayer.
Words of Welcome, Rev T. G. Thompson.
Response, Mrs K. j. l.. Baker.
Singing, Hymn s92, Boylston.
Greetings,
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society.
Singing, Woman's Christian Temperance Tn
lon Hymn $50.
Singing, flynn $50.
Reports, Ofvarious Organizations
Frontier Work, Mrs H. H. Read.
Correspondence from Frontier,
Mrs. l.. b. Lord.
Singing, Hymn 929
Dorology
AFTERNOON, O'CLOCK.
Singing, Hymn 922, Mgdol.
Scripture Reading Luke 10, 25-37.
Singing, Hymn, S9S.
Prayer.
Singing, Hymn 565
Report of Kent-Home, Miss NJ. L. Daniels
Address, Mrs. Teske, Hartford, CT
Solo, Mrs. c. +. Burdick.
Collection.
Question Drawer,
Singing-Duet, Mrs. Burdick and Mrs. White
Benediction.
EVENING O'CLOCK.
Singing, Hymn 933
Scripture Reading, Matthew %, 81 40
Prayer.
Singing.
Address, Mrs. j. E. Bowen.
Singing.
Address, Mrs. Gaddis
Singing.
BeRediction.